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Energy and Economic security in Zimbabwe ARTICLE BY: VIVIAN NHEYA
Zimbabwe was one of the first countries to sign and endorse the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. The country indorsed the Doha amendment to the Kyoto Protocol in 2016 as well as signing of the Paris Agreement. Zimbabwe as a country is STORY BY VIVIA
making tremendous efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change by ensuring that its energy sector is working in compliance with the signed agreements. Zimbabwe put forward a National Renewable Energy policy in 2019. The policy aims to have 16.5% of the total generation capacity (exclusive of hydro) from renewable sources by 2025. This increases to 25.6 by 2030.These are the goals Zimbabwe presented to the UNFCCC and they are promoted in the climate policy. Already the Zimbabwean Government and other relevant authorities have already engaged in the use of renewable energy most focus being on solar energy.
Zimbabwe like any other country is engaging in mitigation efforts as a way to curb the impacts of climate change. Zimbabwe is located in Southern Africa and the country contributes less than 0.05% of global emissions making it a lower emitter yet the country suffers more from the impacts of climate change. Zimbabwe’s economy is likely to grow resulting in a possible increase in Greenhouse gas emissions therefore the need to shift to renewable energy use.
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